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In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Casey Viner, an Ohio gamer accused of recruiting a prankster to make a bogus emergency call, leaves federal court in Wichita, Kansas, after changing his plea to guilty for his alleged part in the hoax that got an unarmed Kansas man killed by police. (AP Photo/Roxana Hegeman, File)

Ohio gamer sentenced to 15 months prison in ‘swatting’ case

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press

Casey Viner, an Ohio gamer accused of recruiting a prankster to make a bogus emergency call, leaves federal court in Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, April, 3, 2019, after changing his plea to guilty for his alleged part in the hoax that got an unarmed Kansas man killed by police. Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. Authorities say Viner recruited Tyler Barriss of Los Angeles to &quot;swat&quot; an online opponent over a $1.50 bet. (AP Photo/Roxana Hegeman)

Ohio gamer pleads guilty in deadly Kansas hoax case

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press

The Latest: Ohio gamer pleads guilty in deadly Kansas hoax

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Shane Gaskill, 19, of Wichita, Kan., leaves the federal court in Wichita, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Gaskill and Casey Viner, 18, of North College Hill, Ohio, online gamers whose alleged dispute over a $1.50 Call of Duty WWII video game bet ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to the &quot;swatting&quot; case that drew national attention. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

2 gamers plead not guilty in Kansas ‘swatting’ death

By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Associated Press